Nichlas Torp
Nichlas Torp | |||
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Born | (1989-04-10) April 10, 1989 (age 35) Jönköping, Sweden | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams | Nybro Vikings Timrå IK Modo Hockey Leksands IF Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Malmö Redhawks Düsseldorfer EG IK Oskarshamn HV71 | ||
NHL draft | 163rd overall, 2007 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Nichlas Torp (born April 10, 1989 in Jönköping) is a Swedish ice hockey player currently playing with the Nybro Vikings in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] He was selected in the sixth round, 163rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Torp made his debut in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) representing his hometown team HV71 during the 2008-09 season. In 2010, he helped the team win the Swedish national championship. He moved to Timrå IK in 2011, where he spent one year, followed by a four-year tenure at Modo Hockey.
The 2016-17 season saw him skate for Leksands IF, before taking his game abroad for the first time in his career, when putting pen to paper on a deal with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German DEL on February 6, 2017.[2]
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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